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1848 The First and Last Days of Alcohol the Great
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Description
First Edition, Illustrated, Publishers' Original Binding, Very Scarce
The first edition of this very scarce work.
A satirical novel about an "Emperor Alcohol the Great", who rules the Empire of Nationolia.
An interesting novel of temperance, an intriguing piece of Americana during the early wave of temperance in the country.
Illustrated with a frontispiece.
By John Cowen.
Condition
In paper covered boards, with the original front wrap restored to the front board. Externally, worn, with loss to the boards. Tidemarks to the boards. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Spots to the endpapers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright with scattered spots.
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